Fire Station 8

Site is locate in the hills above Palo Alto, just off Page Mill Road (map)(photos).

Nodes

W6EI-FS8-DoC

• Radio: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-5HPnD
• Antenna: Build-in 24.5 dBi
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude:
• Bearing: 45°
• Notes:

W6EI-FS8-SECTOR-EAST

• Radio: Ubiquiti Rocket M5
• Antenna: 120° sector
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude:
• Bearing: 50°
• Notes:

W6EI-FS8-Sunol

• Radio: MikroTik RouterBOARD RBLHG-5HPnD
• Antenna: Build-in 24.5 dBi
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude:
• Bearing: 58°
• Notes:

KN6PLV-FS8-HAP

• Radio: Mikrotik RouterBoard hAP ac2
• Antenna: built-in / internal
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude:
• Bearing: n/a
• Notes:

Backbone

The current plan is to add two backbone radios to this site. One radio will connect to the backbone from San Bruno Mtn; the other will send the backbone onwards to Mount Allison. The work to install the radios will take place in July 2023.

FS8-to-SBM7

• Radio: Ubiquiti airFiber 5XHD

• Frequency: 5720 MHz
• Bandwidth: 20 MHz
• Antenna: 30 dBi dish
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude: -
• Bearing: 327°

FS8-to-? (unused)

• Radio: Mimosa B11
• Link Name: -
• Frequency: 10.010 GHz & 10.030 GHz
• Bandwidth: 2x 20 MHz
• Mode: AP
• Antenna: 34 dBi dish - Jirous JRMC-680-10/11
• Location: 37.3664,-122.1738
• Altitude: 277 meters
• Bearing: -°

Site Details

Future Plan

• Replace Rocket M5 with Rocket 5AC Lites.
• Remove Mimosa Radio or repurpose it for a new link.

Completed Work

February 2024

• Repointed 10 GHz dish at Hurricane Electric

September 2023

• Align dish toward San Bruno Mtn
• Mount, align and configure dish toward Mt Allison
• Attach pigeon deterrents (spikes) at top of mast
• Clean camera glass
• Tidy cables
• Secure all mountings.

August 2023

• Install dish pointing toward San Bruno Mtn
• Install dish pointing toward Mt Allison
• Install hAP to manage backbone links
• Install new PoE Switch

Contacts

Site Admin

• Bob Iannucci - W6EI - bob@rail.com

Mesh Admin

• Bob Iannucci - W6EI - bob@rail.com